Give it a try and see what you think. It should make Susan happy as her Lulu pages are featuring quite prominently in the results.

The Wayback Machine archive of the UK Wiki Lulu can be found here though this group don't ask permission, the archives are not of the same quality and they may not, unlike the British Library archive, be updated to work with new technologies. They do, however, archive more frequently.

For example from the TIP - UK Based SEO Forum I have around 100 back links, hope this information is useful

I think the lowering of the postage prices by Lulu for up to three items has probably helped to offset this. Though, obviously, this would change if the special postage rate was ended.

When I saw the special postage rate described as a "promotion" I wondered what the end date was.

From the email from Henry Hutton about the offer

"Offer valid 4/27/07-7/27/07."

Of course Lulu could decide to extend of amend the offer after after 27 July, but then again…………

Also Lulu's printing prices have gone up a little. I recently published a second version of one of my books. The two books are identical size; the price to me of the version published over a year ago is £5.11 and of thbe new version £5.58.

Susan

The Indie Bookshop I now run average around a book a week and has sold 12 books in 11 weeks.
Fiction does no where near as well as non-fiction both from hits and sales.
Apart from two books all the sales to date have been non-fiction.
Of coruse, with shop stock listings costing as little as 3p for 30 days, one sale will pay for a listing for quite some time :-)

Better results are enjoyed when listing books as Auction or Fixed Price, bu thten the listing fees are much higher and can only be placed for a maximum of three days. With SPider I tend to mix and match sometimes running it as shop stock but occassionally firiing out a Fixed price listing.

Good luck whichever way you go.

taff

One odd thing I've noticed - my ISP is shown in the statistics as "Energis Uk". My ISP was Freeserve, then that became Wanadoo that became Orange. I never knew I was now with Energis Uk - if I really am??

Best wishes

Susan

Peter

I have found this debate fascinating!

I would say, please let us remember censorship leads to the burning of books (and paintings)!

The Burning of Books leads to Auschwitz!

As someone who has personal, ACTUAL first hand experience as a gay man of the violating impact and effect of Devon & Cornwall Constabulary (metaphorically) kicking in my front door early one morning, but actually seizing my computer on spurious allegations. The impact and effect upon the spirit of what remains to me in my sincere belief and opinion grossly homophobic conduct by numerous Cornwall police officers subsequently involved from Cornwall over a prolonged period of intimidation, the result of which has been total destruction of my lawful businesses, destruction of my social circle, affect upon health, abuse of my lifestyle & culture by police.

All on censorship!

This finally led as a result of my complaints to TWENTY-TWO recommendations (the mere tip of the ice-berg) in 2006 by the Independent Police Complaints Commission of improvement of public service by the Devon & Cornwall police, but this information itself censored and attempted to be gagged, leading me to write my books.

Oh! Just for the record, my computer and all my CD ROM property HAD to be returned to me as NO illegal material was found on them by the Criminal Forensics team. Likewise other spurious allegations, unfounded.

Also for the record it is my opinion and belief based upon my actual personal experiences that I have encountered No honesty, No integrity, No impartiality and No transparency in the conduct from Devon & Cornwall police. (I personally would no today trust a single Cornwall police officer with so much as used chewing gum as a result of my multiple experiences of numerous officers) and all this kicked off over personal interpretation of censorship regarding sexuality .

That has not stopped what has now entered its fourth year of serious intimidation, violence and abuse against myself, family and friends, by and as a result of conduct within Cornwall authorities based upon a spurious witch-hunt regarding my open sexuality and my voracious criticism of Cornish Authorities for engrained and entrenched prejudice & homophobia I have personally experienced and observed over almost two decades as an out gay man.

It’swhy I wrote my books!

I have some very strong views on censorship! There are some great over reactions in today’s society trying to undermine freedom of speech and some very insidious conduct by those in positions to abuse their power.

I think Juvenal wrote ‘who guards the guards’ or ‘who polices the police?’

Censorship;- it’s a sticky!

Hugz

Malcs

Peter

Peter

I always say that I tend to buy a 50-50 split of mainstream and self pubbies work these days. However, looking at my bedside table it is now more like 90-10 in favour of independents - and with the exception of one title, all writing has been up there with many mainstream titles!

taff